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飛虎隊 is the full Chinese title of the “Flying Tigers Group.”
These were the American pilots that volunteered to go to China and fight the Japanese before the entry of the USA into World War Two. These fighter pilots were so esteemed in China that fallen American pilots could always find refuge in villages and safe passage and escape to areas of China that were not occupied by Japan at that time. Chinese villagers helped such fallen pilots with full knowledge that when the Japanese occupation forces found out, all the men, women, and children in the village would be massacred by Japanese troops (there are more than a few known cases of such massacres).
The Flying Tigers successfully kept supply lines to the Chinese resistance open and divided Japanese forces at a crucial time while America prepared to join WWII officially.
A wall scroll like this honors the men who risked or gave their lives as noble volunteers and is a reminder of the best moment in the history of Sino-American relations.
These three characters literally mean “flying tiger(s) group/team/squad.”
Note: Hanging these characters on your wall will not make you any friends with Japanese people who are aware or this history (most Japanese have no idea, as Japan’s involvement in WWII has all but been erased from school textbooks in Japan).
前赴後繼 is a Chinese proverb that figuratively means “to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave.”
It suggests that you should or can carry on and have the strength to keep going.
While this proverb is a little bit militaristic, it suggests that despite a fallen comrade (or perhaps a loved one), you should keep going and work towards the goal they intended.
吃一塹長一智 is a Chinese proverb that means “Fall into a moat, and you will gain wisdom from the experience.”
It really suggests that the failures, troubles, frustrations, and setbacks that you encounter in your life are actually helping you to find wisdom. Some would also translate this proverb as “Learn from your mistakes” or “Learn from your experience.”
If you are studying Chinese, you will recognize the first character as “eat,” but in this case, it means to “experience” (as used in this proverb, it is suggesting that you have fallen into a moat and/or had a hard time crossing it).
Translated character by character, this whole proverb is, “Experience one moat, gain one wisdom/knowledge.”
Note: This can be pronounced in Korean, but it's not a commonly used phrase.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Fallen search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
堕天使 see styles |
datenshi だてんし |
More info & calligraphy: Fallen Angel |
蘀 萚 see styles |
tuò tuo4 t`o to |
fallen leaves and bark |
虧 亏 see styles |
kuī kui1 k`uei kuei |
to lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient; to treat unfairly; luckily; fortunately; thanks to; (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) |
下品 see styles |
xià pǐn xia4 pin3 hsia p`in hsia pin gehin げひん |
(noun or adjectival noun) vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude; (place-name) Shimoshina The three lowest of the nine classes born in the Amitābha Pure Land, v. 無量壽經. These three lowest grades are (1) 下品上生 The highest of the three lowest classes who enter the Pure Land of Amitābha, i.e. those who have committed all sins except dishonouring the sūtras. If at the end of life the sinner clasps hands and says "Namo Amitābha", such a one will be born in His precious lake. (2) 下品中生 The middle class consists of those who have broken all the commandments, even stolen from monks and abused the law. If at death such a one hears of the great power of Amitābha, and assents with but a thought, he will be received into paradise. (3) 下品下生 The lowest class, because of their sins, should have fallen into the lowest gati, but by invoking the name of Amitābha, they can escape countless ages of reincarnation and suffering and on dying will behold a lotus flower like the sun, and, by the response of a single thought, will enter the Pure Land of Amitābha. |
伽陀 see styles |
qié tuó qie2 tuo2 ch`ieh t`o chieh to gyada |
伽他 (1) gātha = song; gāthā, a metrical narrative or hymn, with moral purport, described as generally composed of thirty-two characters, and called 孤起頌 a detached stanza, distinguished from geya, 重頌 which repeats the ideas of preceding prose passages. (2) agada as adjective = healthy; as noun = antidote. (3) gata, arrived at, fallen into, or "in a state". |
倒木 see styles |
dǎo mù dao3 mu4 tao mu touboku / toboku とうぼく |
fallen tree fallen tree |
據地 据地 see styles |
jù dì ju4 di4 chü ti kochi |
flown or fallen down |
枕藉 see styles |
zhěn jiè zhen3 jie4 chen chieh chinseki ちんせき chinsha ちんしゃ |
to lie in total disorder; lying fallen over one another (1) (archaism) bedding; bed; (noun/participle) (2) (archaism) to sleep together in the same bed; (3) (archaism) to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow; (4) (archaism) to sleep together using books as a pillow |
秋扇 see styles |
shuusen; akiougi / shusen; akiogi しゅうせん; あきおうぎ |
(See 秋の扇) fan in autumn (esp. one that is no longer used); outdated item that has fallen into disuse; woman who has lost a man's affection or interest; (given name) Shuusen |
積雪 积雪 see styles |
jī xuě ji1 xue3 chi hsüeh sekisetsu せきせつ |
snow; snow cover; snow mantle (n,vs,vi) fallen snow; snow cover |
腥い see styles |
namagusai なまぐさい |
(adjective) (1) smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody; (2) degenerate (of a monk); depraved; corrupt; fallen; (3) worldly; mundane; secular; common; ordinary; (4) fishy; suspicious; questionable |
花筏 see styles |
hanaikada; hanaikada はないかだ; ハナイカダ |
(1) (poetic term) floral raft; flower raft; flower petals fallen on water, resembling a raft; (2) (kana only) Helwingia japonica (species of shrub); (3) (archaism) oily perfume applied under white makeup; (surname) Hanaikada |
落在 see styles |
luò zài luo4 zai4 lo tsai rakuzai |
a fallen existence |
落果 see styles |
rakka らっか |
(n,vs,vi) (1) falling of fruit; (2) fallen fruit |
落梅 see styles |
rakubai らくばい |
(See 梅・1) fallen ume blossoms; fallen ume fruit |
落石 see styles |
luò shí luo4 shi2 lo shih rakuseki らくせき |
falling stone (n,vs,vi) falling rocks; fallen rocks; (place-name, surname) Ochiishi |
落穂 see styles |
ochiho おちほ |
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings; (given name) Ochiho |
落葉 落叶 see styles |
luò yè luo4 ye4 lo yeh rakuyou / rakuyo らくよう |
dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous (noun/participle) (1) fallen leaves; leaf litter; (can be adjective with の) (2) deciduous; (noun/participle) fallen leaves; leaf litter; (given name) Rakuyou |
葉桜 see styles |
hazakura はざくら |
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves; (female given name) Hazakura |
雪虫 see styles |
yukimushi; yukimushi ゆきむし; ユキムシ |
(1) flies that appear in Tohoku and Hokkaido in late autumn or early winter (esp. the woolly apple aphid); (2) flies that appear above fallen snow in the early spring (esp. certain species of small winter stonefly and true crane fly); (place-name) Yukimushi |
零落 see styles |
líng luò ling2 luo4 ling lo reiraku / reraku れいらく |
withered and fallen; scattered; sporadic (n,vs,vi) falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin |
土埋木 see styles |
domaiboku どまいぼく |
(See 屋久杉・やくすぎ) fallen trees (esp. cryptomeria on Yakushima) |
引起す see styles |
hikiokosu ひきおこす |
(transitive verb) (1) to cause; to induce; to bring about; (2) to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person) |
戦没者 see styles |
senbotsusha せんぼつしゃ |
persons who have fallen in battle |
抜け毛 see styles |
nukege ぬけげ |
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb |
散蓮華 see styles |
chirirenge ちりれんげ |
(1) ceramic spoon; (2) fallen lotus petal |
柿落葉 see styles |
kakiochiba かきおちば |
(archaism) fallen red persimmon leaves |
生臭い see styles |
namagusai なまぐさい |
(adjective) (1) smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody; (2) degenerate (of a monk); depraved; corrupt; fallen; (3) worldly; mundane; secular; common; ordinary; (4) fishy; suspicious; questionable |
紅葉酒 see styles |
momijizake もみじざけ |
(rare) sake heated by burning fallen leaves |
脱け毛 see styles |
nukege ぬけげ |
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Fallen Angel | 堕天使 | datenshi | ||
Flying Tigers AVG | 飛虎隊 飞虎队 | fēi hǔ duì fei1 hu3 dui4 fei hu dui feihudui | fei hu tui feihutui |
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Carry On, Undaunted | 前赴後繼 前赴后继 | qián fù hòu jì qian2 fu4 hou4 ji4 qian fu hou ji qianfuhouji | ch`ien fu hou chi chienfuhouchi chien fu hou chi |
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Each Time You Stumble and Fall, You Gain Experience and Wisdom | 吃一塹長一智 吃一堑长一智 | chī yí qiàn, zhǎng yí zhì chi1 yi2 qian4 zhang3 yi2 zhi4 chi yi qian zhang yi zhi chiyiqianzhangyizhi | ch`ih i ch`ien chang i chih chihichienchangichih chih i chien chang i chih |
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Fallen Angel | 墮落天使 堕落天使 | duò luò tiān shǐ duo4 luo4 tian1 shi3 duo luo tian shi duoluotianshi | to lo t`ien shih tolotienshih to lo tien shih |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
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There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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